The North Central Peace Advocates (NCPA) has described the rising wave of violence in Benue as a politically motivated campaign of terror, insisting that the perpetrators are not herders but foreign-backed insurgents.
The North Central Peace Advocates has described the rising wave of violence in Benue as a politically motivated campaign of terror, insisting that the perpetrators are not herders but foreign-backed terrorists.
He argued that the attackers are not genuine herders, noting that they are organised terror cells with international backing who steal cattle, wreak havoc, and retreat to hidden camps.“The killers do not rear cattle. They rustle them from legitimate herders to fund their operations. They ride on motorcycles, armed with sophisticated weapons,” he added.
He insisted that describing the terrorists as herders or bandits only serves to blur the reality of a deep-rooted security crisis.
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